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Chuck D's SLAMjamz Records has just partnered with Music Video Distributors (MVD) to drop three new DVD/CDS.

Each release will contain live footage, interviews and CD. The partnership came about in an attempt to maximize accessibility to consumers of all ages, the DVD/CD will boast a retail price of 21 $.Check www.puddah-store.de

The first three DVDs to drop on October 5th will be: "Impossebulls: Slave Education," the story of the world's first virtual rap group; "7th Octave: The Seventh Degree, the vehicle for Professor Griff's concept "Ghetto Metal"; and "No Boundaries: A SLAMjamz Compilation," a joint venture of SLAMjamz and NAP Records that reaches into different styles and songs from varied artists.

"SLAMjamz Records are designed simply to serve the uncompromising expression of Hip-Hop based music in general,” Chuck D stated. "Hip-Hop is expression and communication, a musical and worldwide social manifestation, and SLAMjamz Records is concerned with identifying its impulse, be it with the option of varied sonic formats, not sensational and commercial adornments. MVD allows SLAMjamz to present this to the world."

Make sure you check it out.

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Beanie Sigel's sending out a red alert for his new album. He says he's already got enough gems to deem the disc a classic, but since The B-Coming's release date has been pushed back, he wants to give a few of his favorite producers a chance to make the cut.

"Whoever wants to get on this project, you'd better have the illest sh--, 'cause I'm closing out," Beans said earlier this week. "We got a couple people like Kanye [West] trying to make it. I put a [call] out on RZA. I've never worked with RZA, but I know he can come with something dirty. I know [DJ] Premier can come with something crazy."

The B-Coming as it stands now is a tight ship with just a few producers on the roster. DJ Scratch, Chad West, Aqua and Heavy D are among the ones who supplied beats. The only other MCs Sigel names as track accomplices are Busta Rhymes, Bun B, Redman, Twista and Peedi Crakk.

"I think I took him back to 'Rated "R," ' " Sigel said of working with Redman, referring to a track off Red's 1992 LP, Whut? Thee Album. "No concept, I wouldn't even want to do a concept song with Redman. That was somebody who I was f---in' with before I started rapping. [On my new song,] I had the beat from Bink. I wasn't gonna use no hook, no nothing. I kept listening to it and thinking what else I was going to do. I gave them 48 bars straight. The song is called 'One Shot Deal.' I was gonna do the 48 and bring it back to the beginning, but I was like, 'Redman will sound crazy on this joint.' I sent it to him and it came back crazy."

Sigel's first single is "Got to Have It," featuring Peedi Crakk and Twista. Last year Sigel complained that the strict schedule of his house arrest was hindering his music-making process (see "Beanie Sigel Keeping It Regular While Recording Under House Arrest"). However, Sig has since built a home studio and credits his recording quarters as being the catalyst that put his album over the top.

"I could wake up six in the morning, go downstairs and record," he said. "I learned how to use ProTools and everything. Whenever I felt it, I could record. It's a classic album. If it ain't better than The Truth, it's right there with it. I wouldn't say it if I ain't think so, 'cause The Truth was my baby. That's the pure album. [During The B-Coming,] I was going through so much, so my mind was moving. I was just making joints."

Despite the distraction of his numerous legal problems (see "Beanie Sigel Buys Some More Time"), Sigel has managed to put out a mixtape with DJ Green Lantern called Public Enemy #1 as a precursor to his album, which is now due October 26.

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The Alkaholics, which comprise of group members E-Swift, Tash and J-Ro, have announced that their upcoming album Firewater will be the last in a prolific career.

"It's the right time to go out with a bang," E-Swift said. "Knowing it's our last album has made us much more focused, knowing we have to sum it all up right here, right now and the feeling is great. We owe it to the fans to put everything into one last album and blow it up."

Firewater will be the group’s fifth album. Group member Tash said that many things had changed since the group was founded in 1992.

"We've been doing this music together as a group for a long time,” Tash added. “And times are changing, the world is changing, our lives are changing. We have been party animals for over a decade. [It’s] always a good thing to bow out gracefully and exit on top."

In addition to the Firewater album slated for release in early 2005, the group will release a best of CD music and video collection titled Mixed Drinks in 2005. A farewell party tour is in the works as well.

"We all have different goals and things we want to do as individuals. So it only makes sense for us to move forward and find new challenges" said J-Ro. "I want to travel the world a little bit, find some new things to sign, new things to produce as well as do my solo album, but with a new world of influences. It's an exciting time for all three of us."

While the group is in retirement, Waxploitation CEO Jeff Antebi said that fans can expect each member to produce music in the future.

"It's the end of an era in some ways. But it's important to close one door before they can open another one", explained Waxploitation CEO Jeff Antebi. "E-Swift is going to do a joint E-Swift & Madlib album for 2005 as well as finally produce the debut Likwit Crew album. Tash is preparing the follow up to his Rap Life CD and J Ro is putting together his solo album. This is the right move for them creatively and it's very good news for Hip-Hop because it means more music."

Firewater will drop in early 2005 on Waxploitation Records/Koch.

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A new movie from WestCoast veterans Mack 10 & CJ Mac has recently wrapped up filming. The movie is titled "It Ain't Easy" and is currently in the editing process. Be sure to stay posted to WCRydaz for coming developments and information on this release.

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Cesar Comanche is currently working on his third album called Squirrel and the Aces, which will feature all the Justus League acts and special guests. A single off the album is also slated for later this year. Foreign Exchange “Connected”, dropping August 28th, and Rapper Big Pooh’s album “Sleepers” should also be hittin the streets sometime this year.

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Lerne - und es werden dir Zweifel kommen.
Zweifle - und es werden dir Probleme kommen.
Stelle dich den Problemen - und es werden dir darüber Gedanken kommen.
Mache dir Gedanken - und du wirst Erkenntnis erlangen.

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The online home to the original East Oakland Street Thug, Nutt-So is now online! Hit up www.nuttysplayhouse.com, for new tracks, a list of upcoming projects, a picture gallery with new photos, including a never before seen 2Pac photo from Club 662, and pics at MC Hammers mansion. Also hit up the Playhouse section and vote on whether you want the currently playing song to be released, Keep It or Sleep It! Exclusive behind the scenes videos will also be up regularly, and much more. Nutt-So's 3rd solo album, Fast Lane Legacy, is also scheduled to drop first quarter 2005. Snippets can be heard on the site.

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Neue Alben von Del und Deltron 3030 II!

Lange war es eher ruhig um ihn, doch das soll nun der Vergangenheit angehören. Im 1./2. Quartal nächsten Jahres wird Del tha Funky Homosapien eine eigene DVD droppen, kurz zuvor wird er mit "The 11th Hour" ein neues Album raushauen!

Dieses wird Del komplett selbst in Zusammenarbeit mit Casual produzieren, die erste Maxi "Funk' em" (+ Domingo Remix) wird es bereits im Oktober geben.

Ebenfalls im Oktober wird es einen gemeinsamen Projekte Release von Del, Motion Man, Abstract Rude, Bukue One, Ammbush, Myka 9 und EMC geben.

Und zur Krönung: Es wird ein "Deltron 3030 II" geben! Del und Dan the Automator sind bereits im Studio...

Neues von Cormega:

Die Special Edition seiner beiden Alben The true Meaning & The Realness wird aller Voraussicht nach am 19.10.2004 erscheinen, entsprechende Vorbestellungen sind auf einschlägigen Seiten in den USA schon möglich. Enthalten wird die auf 50.000 Stück limitierte Sonderedition eine Bonus Disc, auf der Gerüchten zufolge ein Video einer demnächst erscheinenden Cormega DVD, ausgewählte Stücke einer geplanten Tragedy Khadafi/Cormega EP und Snippets des wohl am 05.02.2005 zur Veröffentlichung vorgesehenen The Testament Albums enthalten sein sollen. Das letzt genannte Album sollte ursprünglich vor einigen Jahren als Debut von Cormega bei Def Jam erscheinen, fand aber nie den Weg in die Plattenläden. Angeblich hat Cormega die Rechte an dem Album von Def Jam zurückgekauft, so dass einer Veröffentlichung nichts mehr im Wege steht. Man darf gespannt sein...

@Deltron 3030 II

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Cormega-Hasser ? Meine mich zu erinnern...

nein einer meiner fav mc's aber total fürn arsch da ich beide scheiben schon besitze und er jetzt so limited scheisse rausbringt um noch mehr zu verkaufen.

dachte testament erscheint zum weihnachts geschäfft straight für untern tannenbaum

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hmmm kann mich die "The Testament"-Ankündigungen noch gut erinnern, gab ja auch mal ein paar Tracks schon (ich meine, den Titeltrack schon gehört zu haben)...gibt's von dem Album schon irgendwelche Internetversionen die Aufschluss über Features etc. geben? Oder ist dass wirklich schwer geheimgehaltenes Material?

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gibt paar tracks die draussen sind und von manchen die live version auf Def Jam's Survival Of The Fittest.

Testament ist einer meiner fav cormega tracks.

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Smif N Wessun, Buckshot, Dru Ha, and Sean Price just completed a road trip to North Carolina to link up with the Justus Leagues own 9th Wonder. 9th along with his team of producers blessed Sean Price and Smif N Wessun with tracks for their upcoming albums. Meanwhile, 9th and Buckshot have decided to record a full length album together. More details as they become available.

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YOU ONLY GOOD AS WHAT YOU COME UP AGAINST